“It's extremely rare to trade for a 25-year-old player that's done what he's done, the offensive weapon that he is,” Celtics president Danny Ainge said. “We feel like his best basketball is still ahead of him.

“We have a player that's proven to be a sure thing. We know how unpredictable the draft can be....

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